Official Conor McGregor thread (part 6) Read Mod Note in Post 1 Revised 13-01-19

ASOT · 19-10-2018 9:00pm

It's selling very well I'm the airport, been sold out both times iv been there in the last month.

JJayoo · 19-10-2018 9:30pm

With whiskey, like almost everything, it's all about the target market. 95% of this whiskey will probably be drank with coke and ice in a pub/club/predrinking and for that it's A+.

It's actually gonna do very well with a younger demographic than it's whiskey competition.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 19-10-2018 11:14pm

When you hear a whiskey reviewer say it'll be nice as a mixer, then don't spend €35 on that whiskey.

That said I understand that €5/$5 from every case sold will go to a local charity, which is admirable so I'll eventually buy one on for that reason alone. And I suspect it'll be the last one I'll buy as I like my whiskey's and would never considering murdering one, esp at a price tag of €35 by pouring a coke over it.

Realistically €35 for a bottle of paint stripper is extortionate.

JJayoo · 19-10-2018 11:27pm

Harper Crooked Season wrote: »

Realistically €35 for a bottle of paint stripper is extortionate.

Ya but think of the college lads all pre drinking before going out, shirts off scraping with each other, smashing up their student accommodation, Fook the deposit.

TerrorFirmer · 20-10-2018 8:40am

Harper Crooked Season wrote: »

When you hear a whiskey reviewer say it'll be nice as a mixer, then don't spend €35 on that whiskey.

That said I understand that €5/$5 from every case sold will go to a local charity, which is admirable so I'll eventually buy one on for that reason alone. And I suspect it'll be the last one I'll buy as I like my whiskey's and would never considering murdering one, esp at a price tag of €35 by pouring a coke over it.

Realistically €35 for a bottle of paint stripper is extortionate.

I don't think its fair to call it paint stripper. That's what I'd call a €14 bottle of Tesco value whiskey.

When you put aside the people who make it painfully clear they want to smear it simply because of who's promoting it, it gets fairly OK reviews.

It is what it is - a €25 whiskey being sold for €35, but it's not terrible nor is it paint stripper......the same could be said for a few overpriced 'trendy' brands of Gin/Vodka too.

I'm not even a big whiskey fan but it irritates me when I hear people reviewing it like it's being marketed as a high-end aged whiskey.

Naos · 20-10-2018 8:50am

Good name choice for a whiskey though considering it will be mainly consumed with a mixer.

"Can I have two Proper Cokes / Proper 7Ups / Proper Oranges". It's... nice and flowy.

dulux99 · 20-10-2018 10:50am

Harper Crooked Season wrote: »

When you hear a whiskey reviewer say it'll be nice as a mixer, then don't spend €35 on that whiskey.

That said I understand that €5/$5 from every case sold will go to a local charity, which is admirable so I'll eventually buy one on for that reason alone. And I suspect it'll be the last one I'll buy as I like my whiskey's and would never considering murdering one, esp at a price tag of €35 by pouring a coke over it.

Realistically €35 for a bottle of paint stripper is extortionate.

If you're reading reviews of whiskey then this is not the whiskey for you full stop. It was never going to be for the whiskey connoisseurs. It's for the college demographic wanting to look cool in pictures with the bottle.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 20-10-2018 5:38pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I don't think its fair to call it paint stripper. That's what I'd call a €14 bottle of Tesco value whiskey.

At least they're honest with their product.

I drink Lidl's & Aldi's spirits so I'm hardly a snob. When I shop in Tesco's I'll buy Jameson or Powers, they're a decent and well established whiskey so I'm fvcked if I'll pay an extra €10 for Proper 12.

But then I'm not the Tapout wearing UFC/CmcG fanboy its aimed it.

Right, I'm off out for a bottle of Lidl's Shiraz wine for €5:50

*** Late edit

Lidl's Shiraz is on special for €4:99 this evening lol

cletus · 20-10-2018 9:17pm

Harper Crooked Season wrote: »

At least they're honest with their product.

I drink Lidl's & Aldi's spirits so I'm hardly a snob. When I shop in Tesco's I'll buy Jameson or Powers, they're a decent and well established whiskey so I'm fvcked if I'll pay an extra €10 for Proper 12.

But then I'm not the Tapout wearing UFC/CmcG fanboy its aimed it.

Right, I'm off out for a bottle of Lidl's Shiraz wine for €5:50

*** Late edit

Lidl's Shiraz is on special for €4:99 this evening lol

I think its been established a number of times on this thread that the whiskey is a three year old Bushmills. Hardly turpentine

Dtp1979 · 20-10-2018 9:20pm

JJayoo wrote: »

Ya but think of the college lads all pre drinking before going out, shirts off scraping with each other, smashing up their student accommodation, Fook the deposit.

Can’t you just see them, with their McGregor type beards, suited up, standing in a circle “WAR MCGREGOR” before they let the shots off

JJayoo · 20-10-2018 9:53pm

Maybe ye lot just aren't hard enough for McGregor's whiskey......

arybvtcw0eolkf · 20-10-2018 9:59pm

cletus wrote: »

I think its been established a number of times on this thread that the whiskey is a three year old Bushmills. Hardly turpentine

Back to Lidl's so.. Bushmills is €18:99 there this evening.. The paint stripper they couldn't put their name to but sold to CmcG is over €15 dearer.

The prosecution rests its case :pac:

20-10-2018 10:09pm

Harper Crooked Season wrote: »

Back to Lidl's so.. Bushmills is €18:99 there this evening.. The paint stripper they couldn't put their name to but sold to CmcG is over €15 dearer.

The prosecution rests its case :pac:

To be fair the proper 12 bottles are nice.... feel nice and heavy and have a cork... has at least one thing going for it

ASOT · 20-10-2018 10:15pm

Harper Crooked Season wrote: »

Back to Lidl's so.. Bushmills is €18:99 there this evening.. The paint stripper they couldn't put their name to but sold to CmcG is over €15 dearer.

The prosecution rests its case :pac:

Some chip on your shoulder, surely that's not the way a true martial artist should act?

20-10-2018 10:17pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

To be fair the proper 12 bottles are nice.... feel nice and heavy and have a cork... has at least one thing going for it

so what?..good for glassing someone?..although, knowing McGregor, it was probably a stipulation..

Mean Laqueefa · 20-10-2018 10:26pm

Mad whiskey talk, i never thought i would be interested in it.

Like one here or there but never would be one that could tell a good one to a ''Good'' one if you know what i mean. Does have a heavy bottle and a cork account for much ?

Id buy it once maybe go in on one for a PPV or something. Other than that i haven't a clue of its value.

Bound to get pleps buying it but maybe thats the point, on memory i did have some black label jameson thing once and it did taste memorable couldn't tell you what now.

Ill grab one or most likely be given one for Christmas and place it away until he fights paulie or company goes tits up and its nice memorabilia.

if not and its success deadly

arybvtcw0eolkf · 20-10-2018 10:27pm

Deleted User wrote: »

so what?..good for glassing someone?..although, knowing McGregor, it was probably a stipulation..

Dunno, how far could one throw a heavy glass bottle as opposed to the one CmcG threw at Diaz?.

My guess is you could get more velocity and weight behind the heavier glass bottle but at the cost of a shorter range to target.

That said, I do like a cork rather than a screw on cap.

Mean Laqueefa · 20-10-2018 10:28pm

Deleted User wrote: »

so what?..good for glassing someone?..although, knowing McGregor, it was probably a stipulation..

Your a dickhead

Commanchie · 20-10-2018 11:59pm

So lads who do we reckon next- Conor - Aldo @ 155 and Ferguson Khabib for the belt.

Axwell · 21-10-2018 12:01am

Deleted User wrote: »

so what?..good for glassing someone?..although, knowing McGregor, it was probably a stipulation..

Take a long overdue break for a week from the forum. You add little but your constant trolling and goading others. Don't think your smartass comments have gone unnoticed either. Your time would be better spent in AH instead if that's all you have to bring to the discussion here. Keep it up and the ban will get longer or just permanent.

Zero-Cool · 21-10-2018 12:03am

Commanchie wrote: »

So lads who do we reckon next- Conor - Aldo @ 155 and Ferguson Khabib for the belt.

Dana said (I know, I know) that he wants GSP to fight a top 5 LW before giving him a title shot which could be his way of justifying GSP Vs Mcregor. Especially if they manage to do it at the cowboy stadium. No belts would be needed for that ppv main event.

Either that or Conor Diaz 3 but I don't think Conor comes back till after the 2nd kid is born anyway. Whoever he does come back for, he needs to seriously get back to his version against Eddie, if that's even possible anymore.

Mean Laqueefa · 21-10-2018 12:59am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Dana said (I know, I know) that he wants GSP to fight a top 5 LW before giving him a title shot which could be his way of justifying GSP Vs Mcregor. Especially if they manage to do it at the cowboy stadium. No belts would be needed for that ppv main event.

Either that or Conor Diaz 3 but I don't think Conor comes back till after the 2nd kid is born anyway. Whoever he does come back for, he needs to seriously get back to his version against Eddie, if that's even possible anymore.

Conor gets smashed against GSP,imo, but it sells, i really deep down wanna see conor v tony no interest for diaz just yet. {Depends on Khabibs situ}.

Khabib does him again if a rematch

Nate has had multiple opportunities and keeps holding out for money and fair play but y'know shelf life in all.

The trilogy with nate could end bad for conor is he is not in the right place.
Id like a

Tony v Conor would be savage

Outlaw Pete · 21-10-2018 1:06am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I don't think Conor comes back till after the 2nd kid is born anyway.

Which ties in with JK suggesting St Patrick's weekend as the baby is due mid Jan.

Have a feeling it'll be the Diaz trilogy fight first for McGregor though and Khabib will fight Tony next.

lesliescott586 · 21-10-2018 1:10am

Looks like Khabib is getting Tony with all his threats. I could see Nate and Conor at 165, since Dana has said he’s just waiting for Nate to be dying to get in there. A Conor paycheck could get him motivated.

Mellor · 21-10-2018 4:24am

cletus wrote: »

I think its been established a number of times on this thread that the whiskey is a three year old Bushmills. Hardly turpentine

The 3 year old part was just speculation. 3 years is the legal minimum. So people decided it was the bare 3 years before it was ever on sale. As far as I know, nobody knows what the blend actually is.

Bushmills only started selling a 3yr old for the first time this year. Red Bush. The regular white lanekI've tried it and it tastes as you'd expect. The girlfriend got a bottle of Proper 12 in work so I I've tried that too. And imo it's not similar to Red Bush at all, it's smoother, less harsh. It's young obviously, at that price it has to be. But could be some older stuff, and/or sherry cask or whatever in there.

cletus · 21-10-2018 8:13am

Harper Crooked Season wrote: »

Back to Lidl's so.. Bushmills is €18:99 there this evening.. The paint stripper they couldn't put their name to but sold to CmcG is over €15 dearer.

The prosecution rests its case :pac:

I've always considered you to be one of the most reasoned posters on these fora, Harper Crooked Season, but I'm surprised at the way you've been posting on this thread.

You're replying to me now as if I'm one of these new McG fans who's here shouting about 'dat left hand' and what great craic it all was when Khabib jumped out of the cage

arybvtcw0eolkf · 21-10-2018 8:53am

cletus wrote: »

I've always considered you to be one of the most reasoned posters on these fora, Makikomi, but I'm surprised at the way you've been posting on this thread.

You're replying to me now as if I'm one of these new McG fans who's here shouting about 'dat left hand' and what great craic it all was when Khabib jumped out of the cage

I am reasoned, tbh I shouldn't really be posting on these threads simply because I can't take about 98% of the posters seriously. But its kinda hard too when I've people (fighters) on Facebook linking this place and posting things like 'look what they're saying now'.

Look I liked CmcG's fighting style from the start, and even wore Tapout T-shirts.. Very blurred screen shot but I'm bottom corner with my son and wearing a black Tapout hoodie (for shame

)

If I offended or insulted you personally please accept my sincere apologies.

I'll try be more disciplined in future, and thanks for pointing that out to me. You're actually one of only a very small group here who's posts I take serious.

However I still maintain that Proper 12 whiskey is way over priced for what it is. But who knows, if it was around 15 years ago when I was a Tapout wearing MMA fanboy I might have bought a bottle

***Late edit***

Found another one of me wearing Tapout, and a little history in this one.

This was the first week training of what would eventually become Team Ryano.

Andy was a BJJ blue belt here and a Judo black belt (there are two Judo black belts in the photo).. Most of the lads in this photo are still training now, to date there are three BJJ black belts and three Judo black belts in the photo.

The group was SBG Northside back then (2005)

JK's SBG was training in a shed at the back of a house on the park end of the North Circular Road back then, way before Conor's time!.

There ya go, I'll try not take the bait again. Very naughty of me, bold Marto :pac:

cletus · 21-10-2018 10:28am

@makikomi: I get it, but I suppose I just figure that the only way to pull these threads back to some sort of normalcy is to keep making objective, reasoned posts. Otherwise the pendulum just keeps swinging more and more between the two opposite points of view, until we end up with Sherdog.

I have a tapout long sleeve tee. I wear it when I feel like being retro and ironic

Tazzimus · 21-10-2018 11:24am

Harper Crooked Season wrote: »

.However I still maintain that Proper 12 whiskey is way over priced for what it is. But who knows, if it was around 15 years ago when I was a Tapout wearing MMA fanboy I might have bought a bottle

I don't think anyone ever contested the price being high to be honest, the oul celeb price as opposed to normal price.
Seems to be selling well to the group he was aiming for, so I'd say he's happy enough for now.

I'm more a vodka or rum drinker so I just pay no attention to it

Anyway, WAR MCGREGOR, DAT LEFT HAND, WARRIOR, STAUNCH, I AM FIGHTING

Etc

Still Ill · 21-10-2018 12:06pm

That video he posted on Instagram of him shouting advice to Katie Taylor is pretty cringeworthy.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 21-10-2018 12:16pm

cletus wrote: »

I have a tapout long sleeve tee. I wear it when I feel like being retro and ironic

I'd still wear Tapout gear but their quality went to crap about ten years ago. I still have the grey Tapout t-shirt I'm wearing in that photo above, its one of the original with the huge TapouT across the back.

Back to the thread so, and that screen print from his fight. I vividly remember hearing his punches land in that fight and thinking that guy was dropping bombs, he was an incredible striker even back then.

But then they were brilliant days too, we all knew each other and those of us who were just that little too old to compete wished we were younger, I was in my mid 30's.

Even Owen Roddy was a little before his time. Its a terrible pity he wasn't just a few years younger, I've no doubt he'd have gotten to the UFC.

A more decent guy you'd never meet. I like his clips because with Owen what you see is really what you get.

I'd love to see CmcG come back a little more humble, less insulting. That rubbish is for the WWE clowns or knackers outside Abrakabra's on a Saturday night.

That said I really don't follow the UFC too closely, although I did go to the first one here in Dublin (I thought it was rubbish). So if he didn't come back tbh I wouldn't be missing anything either.

One thing I detest is the people who'd love to see him go from rags to riches to rags again. Regardless people's views of him he has a young family now and I hope they all lead very comfortable, wealthy and healthy lives.

Right, just back from a run and starving. Time to feed the machine :pac:

spix · 21-10-2018 1:05pm

Khabibs cousin was fighting in PFL last night, the one that Conor gave a black eye. Notice anything?

mmmayonaise · 21-10-2018 1:17pm

Still Ill wrote: »

That video he posted on Instagram of him shouting advice to Katie Taylor is pretty cringeworthy.

No different to someone watching a football match on the tele and screaming "pass it" or telling a player to "shoot". He was just passionate.

Some of his antics are definitely cringeworthy. This was not one of them.

ricero · 21-10-2018 2:03pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ6AH1AV8q0

from about 7 mins on Paulie talks about Mcgregor Vs Khabib.

Hard not to agree with what he says especially the "just business" mid fight stuff.

dulux99 · 21-10-2018 2:05pm

ricero wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ6AH1AV8q0

from about 7 mins on Paulie talks about Mcgregor Vs Khabib.

Hard not to agree with what he says especially the "just business" mid fight stuff.

Yourself and Paulie have a lot in common

spix · 21-10-2018 2:42pm

ricero wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ6AH1AV8q0

from about 7 mins on Paulie talks about Mcgregor Vs Khabib.

Hard not to agree with what he says especially the "just business" mid fight stuff.

Here we go again...He never actually said "just business" Its just the first person who made a video on it subtitled it as that and very few people could be bothered to actually listen to the audio carefully.

Still Ill · 21-10-2018 4:27pm

mmmayonaise wrote: »

No different to someone watching a football match on the tele and screaming "pass it" or telling a player to "shoot". He was just passionate.

Some of his antics are definitely cringeworthy. This was not one of them.

Was more him posting the close up of it on Instagram making it look like he knows more about boxing than Katie Taylor.

Tazzimus · 21-10-2018 5:40pm

Still Ill wrote: »

Was more him posting the close up of it on Instagram making it look like he knows more about boxing than Katie Taylor.

Or maybe he's just a fan of boxing and Katie herself..

JJayoo · 21-10-2018 8:29pm

McG did say just business

I don't get why people are trying to defend him, there is nothing to defend, he was basically telling Khabib to shut the fcuk up with his "let's talk now" crap.

I really don't get this need to 'defend' McG, he is an incredibly successful elite athlete, he's doing ok and he couldn't give two ****es about what randomers on the internet think.

mmmayonaise · 21-10-2018 8:56pm

JJayoo wrote: »

McG did say just business

I don't get why people are trying to defend him, there is nothing to defend, he was basically telling Khabib to shut the fcuk up with his "let's talk now" crap.

I really don't get this need to 'defend' McG, he is an incredibly successful elite athlete, he's doing ok and he couldn't give two ****es about what randomers on the internet think.

The only disappointment from an athletic point of view is that he should have been in his prime.

Instead he took 2 years off.

Shame.

dulux99 · 21-10-2018 9:02pm

mmmayonaise wrote: »

The only disappointment from an athletic point of view is that he should have been in his prime.

Instead he took 2 years off.

Shame.

He fought Floyd Mayweather in that two years to be fair. Set himself up for life too.

He had an insane 2015 and 2016 and became a father in 2017, it was understandable to take a bit of time off. He's human too.

sonofenoch · 21-10-2018 9:42pm

JJayoo wrote: »

McG did say just business

I don't get why people are trying to defend him, there is nothing to defend, he was basically telling Khabib to shut the fcuk up with his "let's talk now" crap.

I really don't get this need to 'defend' McG, he is an incredibly successful elite athlete, he's doing ok and he couldn't give two ****es about what randomers on the internet think.

The flipside is from those saying it was an apology in "plz don't kill me " kind of way.......is that not equally laughable?

Paully D · 21-10-2018 9:45pm

I just watched back the Notorious movie.

Obviously nothing in there that would paint him even in a semi-bad light given he was the Executive Producer of it, but I really don't think he gets enough credit for what he did in the build up to that Mendes fight.

Scheduled to fight Aldo, a crazy press tour and then Aldo pulls out two weeks before the fight, matched up against a completely different style of opponent and then he does his knee again when preparing. I don't think people appreciate what he went through and overcame in those months, whilst there's also quite a few who have no idea what even happened!

The fact that Conor hasn't made a big deal of any of the injuries he has really had is testament to him (and it's not just that Mendes fight where injuries have been an issue for him), but I genuinely can't think of another fighter on the roster who would have taken that Mendes fight all things considered. The aftermath was the only time we've ever seen real emotion from Conor, and it's no wonder he broke down in tears afterwards given what he had gone through in the months and weeks previous.

Of everything he has achieved it will probably barely get a mention when all is said and done, but taking the interim belt that night at UFC 189 might well be his best one.

well spoken man · 21-10-2018 9:48pm

I just 're watched the fight and think mc Gregor done ok...but he should never fight Kabib again...ever.

Calltocall · 21-10-2018 9:57pm

I watched the khabib fight again and i must say he did a hell of a lot better than i thought, snuffed a lot of takedowns and outboxed him in round 3 and took a round off khabib which has never been done before, IF and it’s a big IF he gets his sharpness back, fights a few other fights then I genuinely think he could beat him in a rematch, the gifs online make it look like he was slaughtered but there was hope there and certainly didn’t embarass himself, it’s basically the best in the weight class fighting the second best who’s been off on a almost year bender, if he knuckles down i can see him clawing back, be interesting to see khabib fight tony then conor fight tony to build up to a rematch, he has to earn it and ditch diaz 3 etc and win his way to a rematch with khabib I wouldn’t write him off just yet, trash talk aside he is still a great fighter albeit a rusty/distracted one by being a whiskey salesman/party animal

Conservative · 21-10-2018 10:40pm

Katie Taylor will get a lot of the press but nice to see the pics of him with Carl Frampton also. Carl takes a lot of **** for his stance against sectarianism. Big fan.

EagererBeaver · 21-10-2018 11:26pm

Conservative wrote: »

Katie Taylor will get a lot of the press but nice to see the pics of him with Carl Frampton also. Carl takes a lot of **** for his stance against sectarianism. Big fan.

From who?! Pretty much nobody has a bad word to say about the man.

Mellor · 21-10-2018 11:43pm

JJayoo wrote: »

McG did say just business

I don't get why people are trying to defend him, there is nothing to defend, he was basically telling Khabib to shut the fcuk up with his "let's talk now" crap

Agree completely.
I don't get how "it's just business" is somehow embarrassing for reflects badly on him. It's a fairly common phrase.

well spoken man wrote: »

I just 're watched the fight and think mc Gregor done ok...but he should never fight Kabib again...ever.

If he gets himself into the position of being the clear No.1 in the LW. THen he should get the shot.
On what basis should he never fight Khabib again? Would you apply that to every fighter who loses by a wide margin.

spix · 21-10-2018 11:54pm

JJayoo wrote: »

McG did say just business

I don't get why people are trying to defend him, there is nothing to defend, he was basically telling Khabib to shut the fcuk up with his "let's talk now" crap.

I really don't get this need to 'defend' McG, he is an incredibly successful elite athlete, he's doing ok and he couldn't give two ****es about what randomers on the internet think.

He really didn't say it though. I'm not saying that from a 'I dont want that to be what he said' point of view, I'm saying it from a factual point of view. I've listened to the audio properly and there is literally 0 chance those are the words that came out of his mouth. The only way you can think that's what you hear is if you have those words in your head whilst listening to it, such as reading subtitles.

JJayoo · 22-10-2018 12:05am

spix wrote: »

He really didn't say it though. I'm not saying that from a 'I dont want that to be what he said' point of view, I'm saying it from a factual point of view. I've listened to the audio properly and there is literally 0 chance those are the words that came out of his mouth. The only way you can think that's what you hear is if you have those words in your head whilst listening to it, such as reading subtitles.

So you have no idea what he said but you are 100% what he didn't say?

And yes I have watched it and listened to the audio IMO it's exactly what he said.

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